Sleeping Curse

The Sleeping Curse is a curse featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. Whoever is cursed by it falls into a deep coma-like sleep that can be mistaken for death, but that person can usually only fall under the Sleeping Curse if they do it willingly.

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Ways to Curse Another

Poisoned Apple

The Poisoned Apple was an apple which had the Sleeping Curse injected into it. Regina used it to curse Snow White. It was later retrieved by Regina, who made it into an apple turnover in an attempt to curse Emma Swan. Instead, it cursed Henry, but the curse was broken by true love's kiss.

Spinning Wheel

David Nolan then used the spinning wheel to curse himself so that he could find Snow White in the Netherworld.

Potion Pin

One can dip a pin or needle in the Sleeping Curse potion and simply prick themselves, acting in the same way as the spinning wheel. This was the chosen method of cursing that Maleficent used on Aurora. Regina uses this to store a Sleeping Curse that she makes in order to use for herself, due to the pain and loss she feels about her adoptive son Henry, but Zelena Mills vanquishes it. Regina decides not to curse herself, motivated by having a new enemy to defeat — Zelena. This was also the way that Zelena placed Dorothy under the curse.

Minor Sleeping Curse

This is a less potent variant of the Sleeping Curse, and will put people to sleep, but they are expected to wake up later. However, those who have already been under the Sleeping Curse are immune to these spells. Maleficent used this lesser variant on the people in Snow White and Prince David's kingdom, and then the entirety of Storybrooke.